Machine for applying binding-wire.



D. B. GALBALLY. MACHINE FOR APPLYING BINDING WIRE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 28. 1915.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

MHOIWM S a citizenof the UnitedStates, residing at UNMEU ear-ares rarnnr onnron.

DAVID B, GALBALIEZ', OF NEW YORK, ASSIGNQR TO THE UNIVERSAL STEEL.

PACKAGE'CQ, OF DOVER, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING BINDING-WIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

Application filed July. 28, 1915.. Serial No. 42 ,394..

To all who m itmay concern;

Belt knownthat 1,: DAVID B. GALBALLY,

New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for rlpplyingBindingNVire; anoliI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which-it appertains to make and use the same.

My inventionrelates to means-for applying a binding wire to any object whichiit is desirable to secure withfa wire binding; and i while my improved device may be used: for

many purposes,1 have showniit with special reference to its use in i applying wire hoops to barrels,

The object of. my invention is to provide a device of this character which shall be simple, cheap, and so constructed as to be capable of applyinga wire binding under heavy tension to the object to be bound, in a minimum of time and with but a slight effort on thepart of the operator.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 11 is a central longitudinal section of my improved binder applying device;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of my improved device shown in the act of applying a wire binder to a barrel;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the nut which operates the pull rod of my device;

Fig. 4 is a' section along the lines 4-4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow.

Fig. 5 is a section along the lines 55 of v Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective View of the end of the pull rod.

10 represents a casing formed of metal and provided with a tapering body 11, terminating at its smaller end in a cylindrical one piece but they may be constructed in several pieces if desired.

The-cylindrical: portion 15 is closed by a cap 16 secured thereto by the screws 17.

The flange l l and the cap 16 at their cen ters are provided with cylindrical holes in which are mounted flanged bearing bushings 18 and 19. In said bushings are mounted respectively the cylindrical portions 20 and 21 of the, nut shown in Fig. 3. The enlar ed portion22 of said nut extends between the flangesof the bearing bushings 18 and 19 andpreventsany motionof said nut.

The nut shown in Fig. 3 is provided with a threaded hole 23 extending through the cylindrical portions 20 and 21 and the enlarged portion 22; this nut is also provided 1 A screw 33 secured to the bearing boss is provided with a point 3 1 which extends into the slot 31 and thus prevents the pull rod 29 from turning.

The key-way 31 extends only as far as 32 in Fig. 1, in order that the point 34 of the screw 33 may strike the end of the said slot and prevent the screw 28 from passing out of the hole 23.

The outer end of the pull rod 29 is provided with a hole 35 and grooves 36 and 3? are cut from the end of said pull rod to meet said hole 35.

The operation of my improved binder applying device is as follows One end of the wire 38 that is to be applied to the barrel is formed into a loop such as 39 by twisting said end around the body of the wire as shown at 4:0 in Fig. 2.

The loop 39 is then placed over the cylindrical extension 12 of my device and the other end of the wire 38 is then passed around the barrel and through the hole 35 in the end of the pull rod 29 and bent into the grooves 36 and 37 so as to lie below the surface of the portion 30 of the pull rod. The end 41 of the wire 38 is then cut off as shown in Fig. 6.

The operator then holds the casing in the position shown in Fig. 2 and turns the handle 27 in a clock-wise direction. This will cause the thread in the hole 23 of the nut to act upon the thread 28 of the pull rod 29 so as to draw the wire 38 tightly around the barrel.

The wire 38 is left originally of such a length that when the end is passed through the hole 35 of the pull rod 29, and the binding process is completed, the grooves 36 and 37 will have been drawn inside of the cylindrical extension 12, thus carrying the wire 38 through the loop 39.

The operator then moves the casing of my binder applying device toward the left from the position shown in Fig. 2 which causes the loop 39 to pass oif of the cylindrical extension 12 and allows the loop 39 to engage with the end of the wire 38.

The continued motion of the casing toward the left as just described results in a hook such as 42, shown in Fig. 2, being formed around the loop 39.

The handle 27 is then rotated in a counter clockwise direction when the end 11 (see Fig. 6) can be bent up and the wire 38 be removed from the hole 35, shown in Fig. 1.

At this stage of the operation an end 43 is left on the hook 12 (see Fig. 2) and the final operation is the cutting of the end 13 from the hook 42 in any approved manner, leaving the hook as shown at 44: in Fig. 2.

Thus it will be seen that'by the application of my improved binder applyingdevice I am enabled to put a cheap and strong binder around any articleit is desired to bind, and apply any suitable amount of force to said binder and after the same is applied to secure the ends of said binder while the same is under stress.

While I have shown my improved binder applying device as applied to a barrel it may be used for a great variety of purposes and many changes may be made in the construction of my device without departure from the main features thereof.

I claim I 1. In a binder applying device, the combination of a casing having means for holding one end of a binding wire, with a pull rod having means on one end for holding the other end of said bindinwire, means for preventing said pull ro from turning, a nut mounted in bearings in said casing and threaded on the other end of said pull rod, and a handle for turning said nut.

2. In a binder applying device, the combination of a casing having a conical end provided with a cylindrical tip, a cylindrical body adjacent to said conical end, bearings in said cylindrical body, a nut mounted in said bearings, and a pull rod slidably mounted in a bearing in said conical end and threaded into said nut.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

DAVID B. GALBALLY.

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Washington, D. O. 

